LANSING - A Holt man who was critically injured after exchanging gunfire with police on Saturday faces six felony counts stemming from incidents that happened before his confrontation with officers.

Michael Magik Jones, 25, was arraigned at a local hospital Monday on three weapons charges involving an incident Saturday, including firing a weapon into a building, Lansing police said in a news release.

He also faces a felonious assault charge and two weapons charges in connection with an incident that police say happened Feb. 24.

Michigan State Police are investigating the shooting of Jones by Lansing police. State police Detective 1st Lt. Tom DeClercq, commander of the special investigation section, said Monday he expects his agency will seek multiple felony charges against Jones in connection with that investigation.

Jones was hospitalized in critical but stable condition after the confrontation with officers about 12:30 p.m. Saturday in an industrial area near the intersection of South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Victor Avenue, police said.

Lansing police Chief Mike Yankowski said members of the department’s special tactics and rescue team shot Jones multiple times after he fired at the team’s armored vehicle. No officers were injured.

That confrontation followed two related incidents at other locations on Saturday, police said.

The first happened about 10:10 a.m. at an apartment complex in the area of MLK and Mary Avenue, where police said Jones fired a bullet into an apartment. Nobody was injured.

The second incident happened about 11 a.m., when Jones fired a weapon at an officer who spotted him in the area of MLK and Dunlap Street and tried to speak with him, police said. The officer returned fire, but it was unclear if Jones was wounded in that incident. The officer was not injured.

Police say Jones ran north toward an industrial area south of the train tracks that cross MLK near Victor Avenue, Yankowski said. Officers closed off the area and shut down MLK between Mt. Hope Avenue and Holmes Road.

About 12:20 p.m., a state police helicopter crew spotted Jones hiding between a concrete barrier and building at an abandoned lumberyard, Yankowski said.

When the tactical team approached him, he fired at its vehicle, Yankowski said. Officers returned fire moments later, hitting the man "multiple times," he said.

Officers rendered first aid before Jones was taken to a local hospital, Yankowski said.

“Our police officers acted... with extreme bravery," Yankowski said Saturday. "As soon as the suspect stopped shooting at the police officers they immediately tried to save his life, and did so.”

Three officers are believed to have fired at Jones, and all three have been placed on administrative leave per department policy, the chief said.

Once the state police investigation is finished, Lansing Police will conduct an internal review to determine if the officers followed proper protocols, Yankowski said.

Jones is charged with firing a weapon into an occupied dwelling, carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm possession in connection with the incident Saturday at the apartment complex near MLK and Mary.

He also is charged with felonious assault, carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm possession involving an incident on Feb. 24. Police did not release details about that incident on Monday.

Jones was arraigned on those charges Monday from his hospital bed. A magistrate set a $750,000 cash bond for him, police said. It was unclear if he has an attorney.

His next court hearing is set for April 12.

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At least a dozen police cars visible on MLK, Saturday, March 31, 2018. A stretch of MLK in south Lansing was closed for police perimeter after reports of gunshots.
Chris Haxel / Lansing State Journal